Where does “除雪車” come from?
除雪車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 車, from Middle Chinese 車 — cart, vehicle.
除雪車 (Japanese): snow plow
Definitions
- snow plow
Ancestry of “除雪車”, step by step
除雪車 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 車
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 車 | a car, an automobile, a carriage, a cart; a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 車 | cart, vehicle |
via Japanese 除雪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 除雪 | snow removal; to clear snow |